Portals To Environmental Progess

Portals To Environmental Progress

Mar 16 - Electric Perspectives

Both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) recently launched websites that aim to further environmental objectives by providing users with more information about environmental technologies and by encouraging industry to become active in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The Environmental Technology Opportunities Portal (www.epa.gov/ etop) promotes programs that foster development of new cost- effective environmental technologies and relays existing environmental technology information (such as best available technologies for air, water, and waste treatment and control). The portal also relays funding opportunities, information, and links to several EPA programs that assist in development and commercialization and others that foster the use and acceptance of innovative technologies.

The Climate Vision program (www.climatevision.gov) is the administration's effort to lead industry to voluntarily reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The website is designed to support the program by providing companies a way to track their progress reducing emissions and as a resource for technical information.